#a998ac

Color #a998ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.59 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a998ac

RGB

rgb(169, 152, 172)

HSL

hsl(291, 10.8%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291, 11.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 11.6%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(64.86, 9.97, -8.13)

LCH

lch(64.86, 12.86, 320.8)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0346, 321.21)

HWB

hwb(291, 59.6%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bac98

Analogous

#9f98ac

#a998ac

#ac98a5

Triadic

#a998ac

#aca998

#98aca9

Split-complementary

#a998ac

#a5ac98

#98ac9f

Tetradic

#a998ac

#ac989b

#9bac98

#98aca9

Square

#a998ac

#ac9f98

#9bac98

#98a5ac

Shades

Color #a998ac mixed toward black.

#907a94

#746078

#57485a

#3a303c

#1d181e

Tints

Color #a998ac mixed toward white.

#b7a9ba

#c6bac8

#d4cbd5

#e2dde3

#f1eef1

Tones

Color #a998ac mixed toward gray.

#a89aaa

#a79ba9

#a59da7

#a49fa5

#a3a0a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a7 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#a3a4a6 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#a8a4a3 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 12.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a998ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a998ac]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#a998ac (#a998ac) is rgb(169, 152, 172) in RGB.

No, #a998ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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